No tie-breaks needed for top two
GM Pranesh M and IM Srihari L R were the coleaders 7.5/8 heading into the final round. Pranesh defeated GM Srinath Narayanan. IM Ajay Krishna S won against IM Srihari L R. Thus, Pranesh became champion, Ajay second and Srihari third. 14-year-old Pranav K P became the sole untitled player to make a top ten finish. He scored an impressive 7.5/9 to be placed sixth.
Pranesh - Srinath, Round 9
GM Pranesh M (2461) found a nice sequence 37.Nf6+ Rxf6 38.Qxd4 Nxd4 39.Rxc8+ Kg7 40.Ra8. White managed to maintain his material advantage, however it was not easy to win. GM Srinath Narayanan (2458) at one point got an opportunity to win the game too.
Find out the winning continuation for Black in the above position.
A total of 509 players including 6 GMs, 16 IMs, 4 WGMs and a WIM took part from Australia, England, India, Singapore and USA in this two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by and at IIT Madras in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 30th and 31st March 2024. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment from move no.1.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GM | Pranesh M | 22497CHE2024 | IND | 2461 | TN | 8,5 | 53,5 | 58 | 54,25 | ||
| 2 | 14 | IM | Ajay Krishna S | 2584CHE2023 | IND | 2228 | TN | 8 | 54 | 58 | 50,75 | ||
| 3 | 13 | IM | Srihari L R | 9590CGL2023 | IND | 2236 | TN | 7,5 | 53 | 57 | 44,75 | ||
| 4 | 7 | IM | Rathanvel V S | 4066CBE2023 | IND | 2336 | TN | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 46,00 | ||
| 5 | 17 | GM | Laxman R.R. | Life Member | IND | 2201 | ICF | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 46,00 | ||
| 6 | 63 | Pranav K P | 1321CGL2023 | IND | 1812 | TN | 7,5 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 44,00 | |||
| 7 | 25 | IM | Sai Agni Jeevitesh J | TEL | IND | 2108 | TEL | 7,5 | 51 | 55,5 | 44,75 | ||
| 8 | 24 | IM | Avinash Ramesh | 3301CHE2023 | IND | 2126 | TN | 7,5 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 41,75 | ||
| 9 | 6 | GM | Deepan Chakkravarthy J. | Life Member | IND | 2338 | TN | 7 | 55 | 59,5 | 43,75 | ||
| 10 | 20 | FM | Harsh Suresh | 3720CHE2024 | IND | 2182 | TN | 7 | 54 | 58,5 | 44,00 | ||
| 11 | 3 | GM | Narayanan Srinath | Life Member | IND | 2458 | TN | 7 | 53 | 57,5 | 42,00 | ||
| 12 | 23 | IM | Saravana Krishnan P. | 1834CGL2023 | IND | 2140 | TN | 7 | 52,5 | 56 | 40,50 | ||
| 13 | 11 | IM | Raahul V S | 2620CHE2023 | IND | 2260 | TN | 7 | 52 | 56 | 40,50 | ||
| 14 | 35 | Dinesh Rajan M | 6865SIV2023 | IND | 2008 | TN | 7 | 51,5 | 56 | 41,50 | |||
| 15 | 39 | CM | Aakash G | 3873CBE2023 | IND | 1989 | TN | 7 | 51 | 55 | 41,25 | ||
| 16 | 18 | IM | Ratnakaran K. | KER | IND | 2186 | KER | 7 | 51 | 55 | 41,00 | ||
| 17 | 30 | FM | Kunal M. | 8874TRY2023 | IND | 2072 | TN | 7 | 51 | 55 | 40,50 | ||
| 18 | 37 | Rohit S | 3306CHE2023 | IND | 1995 | TN | 7 | 50,5 | 55 | 39,75 | |||
| 19 | 10 | IM | Nitin S. | 21114CHE2024 | IND | 2266 | TN | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 40,75 | ||
| 20 | 15 | IM | Hari Madhavan N B | 9566CHE2023 | IND | 2218 | TN | 7 | 50,5 | 53,5 | 39,25 | ||
| 21 | 9 | IM | Ilamparthi A R | 1478CGL2023 | IND | 2295 | TN | 7 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 40,25 | ||
| 22 | 40 | WGM | Varshini V | w | 23667CHE2024 | IND | 1985 | TN | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 39,50 | |
| 23 | 27 | FM | Ram Aravind L N | 8875TRY2023 | IND | 2098 | TN | 7 | 49,5 | 51,5 | 37,00 | ||
| 24 | 47 | IM | Ravi Thandalam Shanmugam | 2611CHE2023 | IND | 1900 | TN | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 40,75 | ||
| 25 | 46 | FM | Vinoth Kumar M. | 9709CHE2023 | IND | 1908 | TN | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 39,00 |
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